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The Jigsaw Assassin

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Selei City is the capital of the Imerialte and one of the most desired locales in all of the Skolian Empire. But its thin veneer of civilization is cracked when a series of brutal crimes implicates those in political power in a vast conspiracy. Three prominent scientists have lost their lives to a serial killer—and notes at the scenes of the crimes lead to a connection to the Royalist political party.

Major Bhaajan, former military officer turned private detective, is called back to Selei City to solve the crime. Bhaaj and her crew of Undercity Dust Knights plunge into the Byzantine world of Imperial politics—a jigsaw world where none of the pieces seem to fit. As the assassination plot becomes more and more convoluted, Bhaaj is kidnapped, threatened with death, and must fight for her life against the growing number of people threatened by her investigation. Bhaaj has faced all this and more, but now she must deal with something far deadlier—interstellar politics.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 16, 2022
      Asaro brings a strong sense of humanity to characters who are used to being viewed as less-than in her hard-boiled fourth Major Bhaajan cyber-thriller (after The Vanished Seas). Former Imperial Space Command officer Maj. Bhaajan, now working as a private investigator, returns to the capital of the matriarchal Skolian Empire to look into the assassinations of three top research scientists. As a native of the notorious Undercity slums, Bhaajan faces prejudice and underestimation of her talents from all sides as she threads her way through various political factions with ties to the murders. She, in turn, must overcome her own prejudice of artificial lifeforms when her digital assistant, Max, brings evidence that a rogue Evolving Intelligence—like the monstrous entity Oblivion that she previously defeated—may be connected to the deaths. The talkiness of the investigation slows the pace of the mystery and the solution relies on a bit of technical trickery, but Bhaajan’s understanding of her own self-worth and her ability to sacrifice some of it to succeed at her goals will still leave readers satisfied. Asaro’s fans will not be disappointed.

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